Latest Tablets News

17 September 2013
News: Revamped Asus PadFone Infinity hybrid packs a more potent one-device punch

It's only been seven months since Asus announced the Padfone Infinity, but a new version of the phone-tablet mash-up is already on the way.
News: PC satisfaction scores dip as customers drift to tablets

The jarring combination of Microsoft's radical reinvention of Windows with old-style hardware caused the average satisfaction score of PC makers to slip in the last year, a pollster said.
16 September 2013
News: HTC One Max leaked with fingerprint scanner

HTC's One Max phablet has been leaked again, this time with a fingerprint scanner on board.
News: New Amazon Kindle Fire 2 leaks online

We're expecting Amazon to update its range of Kindle Fire tablets soon and one has been shown in a new leak.
13 September 2013
News: Tablet shipments to surpass PCs in Q4 2013

Tablet shipments will surpass total PC shipments in the fourth quarter of 2013 (Q4 2013), forecasts IDC.
News: Microsoft dangles $200 gift cards to coax iPad owners to swap for a Surface

Watch out Apple: Microsoft's jumping into the gadget trade-in business too and the Windows maker is gunning for the iPad.
12 September 2013
News: Sony's Xperia Tablet Z: Kitchen Edition comes stocked with foodie-friendly extras

When you're not taking snorkeling pics or reading Proust in the bathtub with your water-resistant slate, do you slop spaghetti sauce and raw beef juices all over it? If so, you're in luck! On Thursday, Sony introduced the foodie-friendly Xperia Tablet Z: Kitchen Edition.
News: Intel's Atom chips get supercharged with Bay Trail

At this year's Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, the company has announced the next iteration of its low-powered Atom processor family, codenamed Bay Trail. The new chips include a ‘Burst Technology' feature analogous to the ‘Turbo Mode' found on Intel's mainstream Core i5 and i7 CPUs.
News: Asus' $349 Transformer Book T100 tablet has Bay Trail, Windows 8.1

Asustek on Wednesday announced a new Windows 8.1 tablet called the Transformer Book T100, which starts at US$349 and runs on Intel's Atom chip code-named Bay Trail.
News: Windows 8.1 tablets with 64-bit Atom chips not coming until Q1

Buyers looking for a tablet with Intel's new Bay Trail Atom chip and a 64-bit version of Windows 8.1 will have to wait until early next year.
11 September 2013
News: IDF 2013 keynote: Intel announces Bay Trail tablet CPU, slew of Haswell Chromebooks

Intel on Wednesday ended weeks of speculation by launching "Bay Trail," the next-generation Atom Z3000 chip that pushes tablets towards PC-esque levels of performance.
News: Tablet shipments will surpass desktops and laptops in Q4

Tablet shipments will surpass desktop and laptop PCs in the fourth quarter of 2013, IDC predicted Wednesday.
News: Hands-on with Bay Trail: Intel's latest, best hope for tablet relevance

High-performance tablets are about to become very, very cheap, if Intel has any say in the matter. The company took the wraps off its newest system-on-chip (SoC) at the annual Intel Developers Forum (IDF) Tuesday. Code-named Bay Trail, the new processor family will power new Windows and Android on tablets priced as low as $199.
News: Dell to revive Venue mobile brand with new Windows 8.1 tablet

Dell showed on Wednesday a new Windows 8.1 tablet called Venue, a brand name for mobile devices the PC maker abandoned when it discontinued shipment of smartphones early last year.
News: Intel Bay Trail Atom chips: specs, details

Intel has unveiled powerful new Bay Trail Atom processors which are set to power upcoming Android and Windows 8 tablets. We take a look at what they have to offer and why you should be interested.
News: New wave of tablets with Intel Bay Trail chip will start at $99

Dozens of tablets, some priced as low as US$99, are expected out by year's end running on new Intel Atom processors, which began shipping Wednesday.
News: Intel challenges ARM with new Quark chips for wearables; shows off Bay Trail, Broadwell

Yes, Intel has plans for wearable computing.
10 September 2013
News: Surface 2 to launch 23 September

Microsoft is set to launch its Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 tablets on 23 September.
09 September 2013
News: Microsoft sticks to guns, will unveil refreshed Surface on Sept. 23

Microsoft will host an event Sept. 23 to introduce new Surface tablets, which are likely to go on sale on Oct. 18.
News: Nvidia's Tegra Tab passes through the FCC

Nvidia's mystery tablet, known as the Tegra Tab, appears to be more than just a reference design. If a filing with the FCC is any indication, Nvidia plans to sell the Tegra Tab in the United States.